 | 1808 - 306 pages
...rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Uunatural exclamations, curses, vows, hlasphemies, a defiance of mankind, and an outraging of the gods, frequently pass upon the andience for towering thoughts, aqd have accordingly met wi:h intinite applaose. . I shall here add... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...bombast , and given them such sentiments, as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamations, curses, vows, blasphemies,...of the gods, frequently pass upon the audience for toweling thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite applause. I shall here add a remark, which... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...such sentiments, as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamatioiis, curses, vows, blasphemies, a defiance of mankind,...upon the audience for towering thoughts, and have 'iccordingly met with infinite applause. I Chuli hore add a remark, which I am afraid our rape writers... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 1118 pages
...sentiments as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamations, cunee, cheerful, gay, and hearty ; keeps a good house both in town and country ; a great pus upon the audience for towering thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite applause. I shall... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 596 pages
...bombast; and given them such sentiments as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamations, curses, vows, blasphemies,...of the gods, frequently pass upon the audience for towerins thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite applause. I shall here add a remark, which... | |
 | LUDWIG HERRIG - 1881 - 984 pages
...auszuführen. * Addisons Works, ed. by GW Grcene, London 1867, II, p. 187 bis 188 (Bonns edition). Die Sprache ist im Ganzen einfach und würdig, ohne...audience for towering thoughts, and have accordingly met vvith infinite applause. Als Probe möge eine Beschreibung der Liebe aus der ersten Scene des ersten... | |
 | ludwig herric - 1881 - 494 pages
...auezuführen. * Addisons Worts, ed. by GW Greene, London 1867, II, p. 187 bis 188 (Bonns edition). Die Sprache ist im Ganzen einfach und würdig, ohne...audience for towering thoughts, and have accordingly m et with infinite applause. Als Probe möge eine Beschreibung der Liebe aus der ersten Scene des ersten... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1897 - 392 pages
...such Sentiments, as proceed rather from a Swelling than a Greatness of Mind* Unnatural Ex/ clamations, Curses, Vows, Blasphemies, a Defiance of Mankind,...of the Gods, frequently pass upon the Audience for tow'ring Thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite Applause* For though the Grief of the Audience,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1905 - 442 pages
...bombast ; and given them such sentiments, as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamations, curses, vows, blasphemies,...of the Gods, frequently pass upon the audience for tow'ring thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite applause. I shall here add a remark, which... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - 410 pages
...bast ; and given them such sentiments, as proceed rather from a swelling than a greatness of mind. Unnatural exclamations, curses, vows, blasphemies,...of the gods, frequently pass upon the audience for tower30 ing thoughts, and have accordingly met with infinite applause. I shall here add a remark, which... | |
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Occasion for such Emotions in the Actor, by adding Vehemence to Words where there was no Passion, or inflaming a real Passion into Fustian. This hath filled the Mouths of our Heroes with Bombast ; and given them such Sentiments, as proceed rather from... 
